Matthew T. Clayton

Matthew Terrence Clayton (13 December 1805-18 June 1867) was a Brigadier-General of the US Army during the American Civil War.

Biography
Matthew Clayton was born in Burlington, Vermont in 1805, and he enlisted in the US Army in 1823. Clayton served in the wars against the Seminoles in Florida and in the Mexican-American War, and he was promoted to Brigadier-General when the American Civil War broke out. Clayton was kept in the reserves during the conflict, leading troops in Maine.